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CRISPR, a genome-editing tool, is spurring great interest and vigorous debate. Molecular biologist turned biohacker Ellen Jorgensen discusses the vast potential and current limits of the technology. The topic of gene editing is highly contentious, and Jorgensen’s treatise may not appeal to everyone’s sensibilities. For those curious about how CRISPR works and why it has seized the world’s attention, getAbstract recommends Jorgensen’s pithy primer.

In this summary, you will learn

What CRISPR [clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats] is and how it works

What scientific feats it enables

What common misconceptions it has spurred

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CRISPR [clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats] is a genome-editing tool with extraordinary and controversial applications. Scientists could potentially use CRISPR to return...